What happened (launch of Mauritius biofuels policy framework)
Mauritius launched the Mauritius Biofuels Country Landscape Policy framework under the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) on 21 August 2026. The launch was jointly witnessed by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas (Government of India), and Patrick Gervais Assirvaden.
The MoU also provides for biofuels cooperation through exchange of knowledge, research, and training.
Background and earlier position (Global Biofuels Alliance and Mauritius’s role)
Mauritius is described as a founding member of the Global Biofuels Alliance.
The Global Biofuels Alliance is described as an initiative piloted by India and launched during India’s G20 Presidency. Under the Global Biofuels Alliance country engagement programme, the GBA Secretariat partnered with Mauritius’s Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities to develop the Biofuels Country Landscape Policy framework for Mauritius.
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